Overview
(July 22, 2025, Washington, DC) – Steptoe partner Galen Kast, has been named a 2025 Law360 Rising Star in White Collar. The list recognizes attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.
Galen earned his spot on the list due to his work leading a team of associates who played key roles in the trial defense of the late British tech billionaire Michael Lynch, and for serving as lead associate representing Bitfinex and the cryptocurrency exchange's parent company in parallel investigations.
At Steptoe, Galen counsels companies and individuals in high-stakes government enforcement matters, internal investigations, and civil litigation. He regularly represents clients in matters before the US Department of Justice, state attorneys general, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, from pre-enforcement investigations through trial and post-trial briefing.
Galen has also conducted complex domestic and cross-border investigations in response to whistleblower complaints and internal corporate assessments. He further advises clients on internal compliance programs, from initial compliance program development in early-stage startups to large-scale compliance assessments at Fortune 500 companies.
Read Galen's complete profile at Law360.
About Steptoe
In more than 110 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
